Employee Assistance ProfessionalsEach year EAPA celebrates the achievement of members, individuals and organizations who have distinguished themselves through their work and leadership in EAPA and the EA profession. The 2018 Awards will be given out during the EAPA 2018 Conference and EXPO in Minneapolis, MN. The nomination process is easy and self-nomination is allowed. Learn more.

Employee Assistance Professionals AssociationEAPA is pleased to announce the winners of the “Where in the World Am I with My JEA?” inaugural Instagram contest. For the month of April, we asked members to submit photos of themselves from anywhere on Earth holding a copy of the most recent Journal of Employee Assistance. The winners are...READ MORE

BloombergHeightened awareness about gun violence and its perceived connection to mental health issues has prompted employers to consider taking proactive measures to prevent incidents involving their own employees. In seeking to mitigate risk, however, employers need to proceed cautiously so they don’t run afoul of disability discrimination laws.READ MORE

SHRMSurgeon General Jerome Adams called on employers to "step up" to combat the opioid epidemic.
"As employers, you already understand that the health of your employees has an impact on your bottom line," said Adams, an anesthesiologist who was confirmed by the Senate as the 20th U.S. surgeon general last August. "My challenge to you is to think about how you can impact health beyond the walls of your office, beyond the factory."READ MORE

Star2If you’re thinking about a detox to give your health a boost, don’t forget your mental health. Many studies have shown how an increasing use of smartphones and social media can distract us from family, friends, and work, amplify feelings of anxiety and depression, and make us unhappier.
So if you want to reduce your smartphone use, read on for five expert tips to help you take a break from your phone and avoid addiction.
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Financial stress can have a serious impact on your employees’ performance, and has been reported to cost businesses an average of $7,000 per employee annually in lost productivity. Cambridge Credit Counseling is a nonprofit agency offering solutions to help your employees eliminate debt and alleviate the stress that debt causes.Read more

Psych CentralA new study finds that a three-minute version of a brain stimulation treatment is just as effective as the standard 37-minute version for hard-to-treat depression.
The treatment is called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), which uses magnetic field pulses to non-invasively stimulate a part of the brain called the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which is associated with mood regulation.READ MORE

Employee Business ReviewAn estimated 322 million people worldwide live with depression, including more than 40 million Americans, and up to 56 percent do not seek treatment. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 24, and overdoses are the number one killer of Americans younger than 50. Even in the midst of this widespread crisis, mental health issues continue to be seen as a source of shame, and a result of weakness, laziness or a lack of will. READ MORE

National PostNot enough companies have comprehensive substance-use policies and those that provide them offer inadequate measures to help struggling employees, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction says in a report aimed at bringing awareness to workplace practices before marijuana is legalized this summer.READ MORE

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